Bio:
I was born in Moscow into an artistic family. Since 2006, I have worked under the pseudonym Maria Ionova-Gribina, which I changed in 2021 in honor of my Polish roots. I am a graduate of the Magdalena Abakanowicz University of the Arts in Poznań. I currently live and work in Poznań.
Selected Solo Exhibitions:
2024
• Azyl, Rodriguez Foundation, Poznań, PL
• Incubator, Szczur Gallery, Poznań, PL
2016
• Only a game? , Photobiennale, MMOMA, Moscow, RU
2015
• Guys, MMOMA, Moscow, RU
• Fathers, Biennale “Fashion and Style in Photography”, MMOMA, Moscow, RU
• Nearly Like Other Girls, Biennale “Fashion and Style in Photography”, MMOMA, Moscow, RU
2013
• Nearly Like Other Girls, Festival Fotoparad, Uglich, RU
• Natura Morta, project “Russian artists in Magleheme”, Maglehem, SE
2012
• Natura morta, Festival “Femme Feast”, Artpley, Moscow, RU
2011
• Loneliness, MMOMA, Moscow, RU
2008
• Maglehem — a place on earth, Aoseum, Åhus, SE
• Start, program “Debut”, MMOMA, Moscow, RU
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2023
• Welcome to my humble home, Przystanek Pireus, Poznań, PL
2022
• ShowOFF Section 2022 special mentions, Krakow Photomonth Festival, PL
2021
• Konstructor Fathers, Zerno Photogallery, Saint-Petersburg, RU
• Natura Morta, Mink Festival, online, GR
2020
• Museum of Self-Isolation, Museum of Moscow, Moscow, RU
2019
• Family values, Museum of Moscow, Moscow, RU
• The Coming World: Ecology as the New Politics 2030–2100, projekt Human Hotel by Wooloo collective, Garage Museum of Contemporary Art, Moscow, RU
2018
• My pretty. Hair, MMOMA, Moscow, RU
2017
• Rodchenko School. New Generation of Russian Art.Photography and multimedia, Krinzinger Gallery, Vienna, AT
• They, the exhibition of the winners of the “Direct View” competition, the Culture Center of Lublin, PL
2016
• 3 to 3. Color, Gallery A3, Moscow, RU
2015
• Sub observationem, MMOMA, Moscow, RU
• Origin of Species, MMOMA, Moscow, RU
2013
• Siberia in the Eyes of Russian Photographers, Katzen Arts Center, Waszyngton, USA
• Russian artists in 11 Magleheme, Maglehem, SE
• Portrait naw! , National History Museum, Hillerød, DK
2012
• Rejected Reality, III Moscow International Biennale for Young Art Exhibition, Artplay, Moscow, RU
• Entourage, Student ArtProm, Artplay, Moscow, RU
2011
• Maglehem — the Place on the earth, MMOMA, Moscow, RU
2010
• Zones of Estrangement, Gallery Land of Tomorrow, Lexington, USA
• Swedish family, Art Museum in Uppsala, SE
• Projection of reality, Red October, Moscow, RU
• I Bienniale of Modern Art of South of Russia, project “Swedish family”, Rostov-on-Don, RU
2009
• My love, my friends, MMOMA, Moscow, RU
• III Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art, project “Swedish family”, MMOMA, Moscow, RU
Education:
• Magdalena Abakanowicz University of the Arts in Poznań
• School of Contemporary Art at Moscow Museum of Modern Art “The Free Workshops” / Moscow
• Karl Faberge Art School / Moscow
• Moscow Academy of Education Natalia Nesterova / Moscow
• Moscow Academy of Photography / Moscow
• The educational program of the Objective Reality Foundation (Course mentors: Bjarke Myrthu and Lucian Perkins)
• Workshops: Rena Effendi, Georgy Pinkhasov, Platon, Martin Parr
Experience:
• I lectured at the School of Contemporary Art “FREE WORKSHOPS” at the Moscow Museum of Modern Art MMOMA
• I taught the course “Photography for beginners” at the Academy of Photography / Moscow
• I taught the School of Contemporary Photography in Moscow
• I am the author of educational programs
Collections:
• Moscow Multimedia Art Museum MAMM
• Museum of Moscow
• private collections USA, RU, SE
Selected Publications:
The Times — 11/09/2012
Courrier International — #1103-1104, 22/12/2011-04/01/12
The Gurdian — 09/06/2015
Süddeutsche Zeitung Magazin — 13/08/2014
Marie Claire Korea — 2015
Focus Magazine — #44, 2012
Bird in Flight — 06/03/2015, 12/08/2015, 04/07/2016, 19/04/2019
BBC Russian News 17/04/2020
Internazionale — #936, 17/02/2012
Die Zeit — #46, 08/11/2012, #14 27/03/2013
Gazeta Wyborcza — 03-04/03/2012
Novaya Polsha — 2021
Meduza — 2014, 2015, 2020, 2022, 2024
Business Punk — 2013
Pecado — #13, 2014
Ignat — 02/07/2014
Rolling Stone Russia — 05/2013
Forbes Russia — #12 2012, #2 2016
Russian Reporter — #35 2011, 09/2012, 02/2013, #38 2013, #3 2016